New City Employment Lawyers

Debrina received her BA from Skidmore College with a dual major in Business and French and her JD from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Law. She was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2006. Before admission to the bar, she provided legal services to the modest-income community in Pittsburgh. Her proudest accomplishment to date is being a single mom to a beautiful, energetic toddler. When time permits, she provides pro bono legal services to the New York City community. The focus of DL Washington law is to provide affordable legal services to all New Yorkers, with a...

Douglas Lipsky is the co-founding partner of Lipsky Lowe LLP. He has extensive experience in the areas of employment law, including discrimination, sexual harassment, unpaid overtime, and unpaid tips.

Doug also advises corporate clients on matters relating to harassment, the development, and implementation of employment contracts, employee handbooks, personnel policies, reductions-in-force, independent contractor agreements and compliance with Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, USERRA, and other federal, state and local employment statutes.

Doug is widely respected amongst his peers. New York Super Lawyer Magazine has named him a Super Lawyer for every year since 2011, including for 2018. No more than 2.5%...

KATHLEEN PERATIS is a partner at Outten & Golden LLP in New York. She has practiced employment law for over 25 years including employment contracts and separation agreements. At Outten & Golden, she chairs the Public Interest Committee and Sexual Harassment Practice Group and is a member of the Executives and Professionals Practice Group. At the ACLU from 1975 to 1979 as the director of the Women's Rights Project working with, (now) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she brought lawsuits successfully challenging as unconstitutional laws that discriminated against women on account of gender, including on account of pregnancy.

In one of those...

KATHERINE BLOSTEIN is a Of Counsel at Outten & Golden LLP in New York and a member of its Executives & Professionals Practice Group. She represents employees in public and private companies in negotiation of employment, severance, non-competition, expatriate, and international assignment agreements. She also represents teams of employees, founders and partners in employment related situations during a sale, merger and acquisitions and other corporate transactions. Ms. Blostein represents employees in various industries, including financial services (on the buy and sell side), entertainment, advertising, media, technology, fashion, and consumer goods and services. She also represents attorneys, accounting professionals, doctors and...

RENÉ S. ROUPINIAN is a Partner of the firm and Co-Chair of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Practice Group, and a member of the firm’s Class Action Practice Group.

For over fifteen years, Ms. Roupinian has devoted her practice to the litigation of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act cases, representing tens of thousands of employees who were terminated without sufficient notice in violation of federal and state WARN laws. The firm’s WARN practice is national and its WARN cases have and continue to cover a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, transportation, retail, mining, mortgage and manufacturing....

Mr. Raisner has litigated to victory in the U.S. Supreme Court the claims on behalf of a 2,000-member class of employees in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corporation. The Court’s decision stopped employers from using a practice in bankruptcy to avoid paying their employees’ earned wages, and strengthened the rights of all priority creditors. The WARN Practice Group was named “Bankruptcy Practice Group of the Year” by Law360, in recognition of the landmark ruling. Practicing employment law since 1991, he prosecutes WARN Act and wage and hour class actions nationwide, has represented individuals in a wide range of...

G. Oliver Koppell, a cum laude graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, has a distinguished legacy of service in both the private and public sectors. He brings more than 40 years of legal experience to bear on every case, and has successfully represented clients in many areas of practice. Mr. Koppell is a former New York State Attorney General. In addition, he has served as a member of the New York State Assembly and the New York City Council.

Mr. Koppell has vast experience in both trial and appellate courts across New York and beyond. In fact, he has...

Joseph Kilada began his career at one of the most prestigious public interest law firms in Manhattan handling complex legal issues and trials. Thereafter, he entered private practice starting a litigation law firm devoted to zealously serving the needs of his clients.

Joseph Kilada is admitted to practice in New York State and is also admitted to practice before various federal courts including the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2006, Mr. Kilada was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court where he had the pleasure of personally meeting several Supreme Court Justices including newly appointed, Chief Judge John...

The Law Office of Joshua Pepper is a boutique litigation firm specializing in enforcing the civil rights of individuals. Joshua Pepper is a former Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health, Associate Counsel to the State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, and Assistant Attorney General.

Mr. Pepper began his career with the prestigious law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. After seven years there, he became an Assistant Attorney General, where he represented state agencies in numerous high-profile policy cases, as well as numerous civil-rights and discrimination cases. From there...

John Troy is the Managing Attorney of Troy Law. He was admitted in 1989, in New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern; and the Second Court of Appeals. Troy graduated from the National Chengchi University in Taiwan and the Dickinson School of Law in Pennsylvania. Since 1989, Troy has continuously served the Flushing community in a plethora of legal services, ranging from transactions to complex litigation. Headed by Mr. Troy, Troy Law has evolved to become the premier Plaintiffs’-side employment wage-and-hour firm both in the broader New York area and nationally. Troy Law only represents employees,...

Eugenia P. Ferrero is an associate at Sanders Law Group and a member of the firm’s Copyright Infringement team. During her career as an attorney and communication professional, she advocated for a variety of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, minority-owned businesses as well as academic institutions. While providing legal counsel, Ms. Ferrero has worked on a wide range of cases including commercial transactions and civil litigation. Her career is now focused on copyright infringement while continuing to be a staunch advocate for her clients, and fostering an environment of inclusivity. Ms. Ferrero not only earned her law degree from the...

Josef Nussbaum has been an associate with Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP since 2011. He represents employees in employment litigation in federal and state court and before administrative agencies.

Josef handles wage and hour class and collective actions, retaliation and wrongful discharge claims, as well as employment discrimination and harassment claims.

Lucas Buzzard previously clerked for the Hon. Peter W. Hall of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and served as a law clerk at the Second Circuit’s Staff Attorney’s Office.

Lucas graduated magna cum laude from the American University, Washington College of Law in 2010, where he served as an editor on the American University International Law Review. While in law school, Lucas interned for the Hon. Reggie B. Walton of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He also participated...

I am an experienced and skilled Attorney at Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP. I am committed to advocating for the underdog in Civil Rights, Employment Law and Criminal Law matters.

I have successfully represented employees in a wide variety of disputes, such as breach of contract, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation and whistleblower cases. My clients have included highly compensated banking employees, lawyers, physicians, teachers and factory workers. Additionally, I prosecute class actions on behalf of large groups of employees with wage, hour, and other employment-related claims. I also represent individuals in investigatory and criminal defense matters.

I received my B.A. from...

Shalom Law, PLLC., provides effective, aggressive and strategic legal counsel to entrepreneurs, start-ups and businesses of all sizes.

Our firm assists clients by implementing winning strategies for complex legal matters. As a result, our firm is well positioned to provide the highest levels of professional legal services to meet our clients’ needs.

Shalom Law, PLLC., represents both New York Employees and Employers with all Labor & Employment related legal matters.

The firm assists clients with legal counsel and the relentless representation on Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Wage/Hour and Overtime claims on an individual and class action basis in addition...

David Harry Rosenberg is an Avvo rated top employment lawyer in the Long Island/New York City area. In 2016, he was selected for inclusion in the Who's Who: Top Attorneys of North America publication. Also in 2016, the American Society of Legal Advocates selected Mr. Rosenberg as a Top 40 under 40 Labor & Employment attorney. Mr. Rosenberg was recently published in the New York Times as a Rising Star for New York Metro's Top Lawyers. He was given an Excellence in Practice award from New York's Super Lawyers and was selected as one of...

Justin C. Frankel is committed to fighting for the rights of clients when their long term disability insurance claims have been denied, delayed or terminated. His entire legal career is focused on representing long term disability insurance policy owners. His clients are treated with the utmost of concern and care during very difficult times.

Mr. Frankel represents clients in ERISA appeals and administrative proceedings every day. His in-depth understanding of this focused area of the law allows him to provide his clients with knowledgeable and experienced representation. Mr. Frankel brings an understanding of the ERISA appeals process, the highly complex laws...

Jaimie Fried Dockray joined Lax, Neville & Intelisano, LLP as Special Counsel in 2013. She represents both individuals and employers in employment-related matters. Ms. Dockray has extensive experience representing both individuals and employers in all aspects of workplace disputes, including contract negotiations and litigation. Her clients have included high net worth individuals as well as financial institutions and nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining Lax, Neville & Intelisano, LLP, Ms. Dockray worked at Bingham McCutchen, LLP for approximately 15 years. While at Bingham, Ms. Dockray practiced law in their management-side labor and employment group, representing public and private...

Craig Sanders is the founding partner of the Sanders Law Group and a senior trial attorney. During the course of his more than thirty-year professional career, Mr. Sanders has handled complex civil litigation matters throughout the nations Federal Courts. Focusing his career on intellectual property (copyright and trademark infringement litigation), consumer protection, litigation and employment matters, Mr. Sanders oversees the Firm’s Intellectual Property Department and Trial Department. In addition to his IP experience, Mr. Sanders is also well-versed in commercial litigation having represented businesses in contract disputes, partnership dissolutions, shareholder disputes and derivative actions, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud...

I am glad to be part of the community that I serve - small business owners. As a business attorney, I focus on the heart and soul of the community, and the employer of 50% of the American workforce, the small business. I help entrepreneurs and small business owners create, build, protect and monetize their businesses. I keep business owners from feeling they need to practice law without a license. Instead, LOVE LAW FIRM provides services with the motto of "Build. Not Billed."® We a value-add and not just an additional expense. We do: * Business contracts, commercial transactions * Corporate formation, corporate governance * Corporate fundraising,...

We protect whistleblowers nationwide primarily using the False Claims Act, but also other whistleblower programs as well: SEC, CFTC, IRS, AML, NHTSA, CEPA to name a few. I formerly served as an FBI Special Agent dedicated to protecting this great country. After I left the Bureau, I handle high-end, high-profile litigation and run a firm with about 20 people in it who have the passion to fight for what is right. I have been part of several litigations that resulted in settlements and judgments in excess of $100,000,000, but past results don't guarantee future success. We represent...

John M. Giordano brings over 30 years of experience, skill and knowledge to a broad array of legal matters. His practice areas include Business, Construction, Employment, International, Real Estate, and Securities Law. Mr. Giordano is committed to providing proactive, creative, and client-focused advocacy. Mr. Giordano obtained his B.A. at Ithaca College. He earned his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. Mr. Giordano's jurisdictions include the State of New York and the United States District Courts in the Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Shilpa Narayan is an Associate at Employment Law Firm PC. She represents victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in employment. Prior to joining Employment Law Firm PC, Shilpa litigated complex commercial claims in both federal and state court and represented victims of domestic violence, pro bono, in family court. She is a 2009 graduate of Fordham University School of Law, where she served as an associate editor of the Fordham Law Review, and a 2003 graduate, cum laude, of the University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts & Sciences. Shilpa began her legal career clerking for civil rights attorney Norman Siegel and is...

Samantha Plesser most recently received a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from The New School of Public Engagement and is an attorney in New York City with more than five years’ experience monetizing labor and employment risks within government and corporate affairs teams of consumer goods, retail and professional services sectors. She also holds two Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and a Jurist Doctorate from Cornell Law School. Her diverse skills include researching and writing about regulatory policy, analyzing ROI, and increasing engagement across human rights, justice and supply chain issues. Realizing that to make a...

Antonia Kousoulas is a seasoned litigator, with over 26 years of experience in federal and state courts. Her legal skills and tenacity have been instrumental in her effective advocacy of claims ranging from civil service appeals to whistleblower claims under Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition to litigating, Ms. Kousoulas has established a sizable practice negotiating executive contracts and severance agreements, and counseling professionals and closely held businesses in employment matters and labor law compliance. She has practiced extensively in the U.S. District Courts of New York and New Jersey, and before the NYC...

Having graduated with both an M.B.A. and a J.D. from New York University, Kenneth Goldberg understand the ways businesses work in relation to their employees. Goldberg has been practicing law since 1991, and is a member of a number of professional associations, including the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers' Association, and the American Bar Association. This extensive familiarity with labor laws and the cultures surrounding business makes Goldberg uniquely qualified to handle employment law cases.

Diane Mall Sammarco is Of Counsel to Lax, Neville & Intelisano, LLP. Ms. Sammarco represents investors in securities arbitration and litigation against financial firms, as well as employees in industry disputes and self-regulatory investigations. Ms. Sammarco joined the firm’s predecessor, Rich & Intelisano, LLP, in 2008. In June 2010, Ms. Sammarco was part of the team at Rich & Intelisano, LLP that won the Bayou v. Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing case: a $20.6 million FINRA arbitration award against Goldman Sachs related to the Bayou hedge fund fraud. The 18-day hearing generated a 100% recovery of the compensatory damages requested. It...